Entuity enables you to create trusts between servers. This means that one server can use the resources of another server or of multiple servers.

With a multi-server configuration, you can use an Entuity server to:

act as a non-polling central server that uses remote servers to poll the network.

act as a central license server for all of its remote servers.

use the flow collection capabilities of its remote servers.

use network paths discovered by SurePath.

Only Administrators can create multi-server configurations. When you add a server, you are asked for credentials for that server, and as long as they are valid then it will add successfully.

If the user you are currently logged in as does not exist on the remote server, the Multi-Server Configuration will give a status of "no User on Remote Server" after it is added. You will not get any content from that remote server whilst you are logged in as a user that does not exist on it.

To create a multi-server configuration:

In the Main Menu, click Administration.

Click Multi-Server Configuration. Make sure you are on the Remote Entuity Servers page - if you are on the Central Entuity Servers page, click Remote Entuity Servers in the top right.

Under the Remote Entuity Servers section, click Add....

This opens the Add Remote Entuity Server page.

Specify the name or IP address of the remote server you are adding in the Server field.

Specify the web port used by the remote server in the Web Port field.

Select the SSL tickbox if it used by the remote Entuity server.

Enter a valid user account name and password belonging to the Administration group in the Username and Password fields.

Click Submit. If you would like to cancel, click Cancel.

This will take you back to the Multi-Server Configuration page. The remote server(s) that you have added will be displayed in the table in the Entuity Servers section.

To delete a remote server from a multi-server configuration:

Navigate to Multi-Server Configuration and ensure you are on the Remote Entuity Servers page, as described above.

Select the server you would like to delete, and click Delete.

An Entuity server can receive and display flow data from the flow collectors that are assigned to it. Note, if you reassign a flow collector from one server to another, all of the data collected and retained by that flow collector when it was managed by the original server will be lost.

A dedicated flow collector can be used on the same server as the polling engine or on a separate machine.

To assign a flow collector to an Entuity server:

Navigate to Multi-Server Configuration page and ensure you are on the Remote Entuity Servers page, as described above.

Under the Assigned Flow Collectors section, click Add....

This displays the Add Flow Collector page.

Specify the name or IP address of the remote server you are adding in the Server field.

Specify the web port used by the remote server in the Web Port field.

Select the SSL tickbox if it used by the remote Entuity server.

Enter a valid user account name and password belonging to the Administration group in the Username and Password fields.

Click Submit. If you would like to cancel, click Cancel.

If the submission is successful, you will be returned to the Multi-Server Configuration page. The flow collector(s) that you have added will be displayed in the table in the Assigned Flow Collectors section.

To delete a flow collector from an Entuity server:

Navigate to Multi-Server Configuration and ensure you are on the Remote Entuity Servers page, as described above.

Select the flow collector you would like to delete, and click Delete.

To identify which server is collecting flow data:

Navigate to Multi-Server Configuration, as described above. You will need to be on the Central Entuity Servers page. If you are on the Remote Entuity Servers, click Manage Remote Entuity Servers in the top right of the browser.

The table displayed lists the remote servers that can access information on the central Entuity server. It also tells you if the central Entuity server is acting a the master server for flow collection.

To assign or deallocate license credits:

The Multi-Server Configuration page is where you can assign or deallocate license credits to or from pollers when the server is acting as a Central License Server. Please see the article section Assigning license credits for further help and information.